1, Is the council able to access the details of DWP, ESA, Income Support, and Jobcentre payment details, regarding housing benefit claims, via connected computer systems.

Yours faithfully,

Lee Johnson

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Barking and Dagenham Borough Council
31 July 2011

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Benefits Complaints,
Barking and Dagenham Borough Council
4 August 2011

Dear Mr Johnson

Request for information reference: LBBD/55725

Your request for information regarding access to details of DWP, ESA, Income Support and Jobcentre payment details has now been considered.

Please see details below in response to your request.

1, Is the council able to access the details of DWP, ESA, Income Support, and Jobcentre payment details, regarding housing benefit claims, via connected computer systems.

The answer is Yes.

If you need any more information, or if I can be of any further help, please contact me.

If you are not satisfied with the way that I have dealt with your request you can make a complaint by writing to the Corporate Complaints Team, 2nd Floor, 15 Linton Road, Barking IG11 7HE Alternatively you can make your complaint on-line at www.barking-dagenham.gov.uk or you can e-mail your complaint to [email address].

If you are still not satisfied, after following our Corporate Complaints procedure, you can take your complaint to the Information Commissioner. Full details of how to do this will be made available on request.